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Unethical behaviour in homes for the aged [PDF]

, 2012
M.Cur.The purpose of the research study is to describe guidelines to counteract unethical behaviour in homes for the aged by auxiliary nurses and care workers.
O'Donoghue, Carmelia Ellen
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Care for the spiritual dimension provided by caregivers in a nursing home

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objectives: to understand care for the spiritual dimension provided by caregivers in a Nursing Home. Methods: this is a qualitative research, carried out in a geriatric center of a philanthropic hospital in the city of Salvador, Bahia.
Lucivalda Barbosa Santos, Tânia Maria de Oliva Menezes, Raniele Araújo de Freitas, Marta Gabriele Santos Sales, Ana Luíza Barreto de Oliveira, Amélia Maria Pithon Borges Nunes   +5 more
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Models for providing improved care in residential care homes: a thematic literature review [PDF]

This Annotated Bibliography is one output from a review of the available research evidence to support improved care in residential care homes as the needs of older people intensify. Key findings The review identified extremely little published evidence
Clay, Diane, Szczepura, Ala, Hyde, Julia, Wild, Deidre, Nelson, S. (Sara)   +4 more
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CARE-PACT: a new paradigm of care for acutely unwell residents 
in aged care facilities [PDF]

, 2015
Describes the Comprehensive Aged Residents Emergency and Partners in Assessment, Care and Treatment (CARE-PACT) program: a hospital substitutive care and demand management project that aims to improve, in a fiscally efficient manner, the quality of care ...
Burkett, Ellen, Ellen Burkett, Scott, Ian, Ian Scott   +3 more
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Evaluation of Dried Plasma Spot‐Based Quantification of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein as a Disease‐Associated Biomarker in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) measured in dried plasma spots versus conventional plasma‐ and serum‐GFAP testing for assessment of disease severity in aquaporin‐4 immunoglobulin G–positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4‐IgG+ NMOSD).
Felix Wohlrab, Evelyn Alvarez, Roua Hamdi, Bingqing Zhang, Hayeun Ji, Niyati Jhaveri, Patrick Schindler, Pedro Sanchez, Pia S. Sperber, Tanja Schmitz‐Hübsch, Frederike C. Oertel, Nisa Vorasoot, Najib Kissani, Falko Böhringer, Jens Kuhle, Anne‐Katrin Pröbstel, Xiao‐Jun Ma, Péter Körtvelyessy, Patrick Waters, Friedemann Paul   +19 more
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Degree of cognitive impairment of older adults institutionalized in two homes for the elderly in the metropolitan area of Bucaramanga-Santander, Colombia

Universidad y Salud, 2017
Introduction: Cognitive impairment is one of the most frequent occurring problems in the older adult population as a result of ageing. Objective: To determine the degree of cognitive impairment of older adults institutionalized in two homes for the ...
Katherine del Consuelo Camargo Hernández, Elveny Laguado Jaimes   +1 more
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Neurological, Neurodevelopmental and Treatment Outcomes in Patients With Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to characterize intellectual and motor function, neurological features including epilepsy, treatment response, and adaptive behavior in patients with pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency (PDCD) in Sweden.
Antri Savvidou, Colin Reilly, Kalliopi Sofou, Sofia Ygberg, Erik A. Eklund, Karin Naess, Niklas Darin   +6 more
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Health multidimensional evaluation of institutionalized older adults according to cognitive performance [PDF]

Dementia & Neuropsychologia
. The assessment of living and health conditions of the institutionalized older adults contributes to the development of health promotion measures. The high prevalence of cognitive decline in this population leads to unfavorable health outcomes, which ...
Beatriz Cintra Martins, Lilian Barbosa Ramos, Anna Karla Carneiro Roriz, Henrique Salmazo da Silva   +3 more
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Nationwide Survey of Association Between Fever and Epileptic Seizure in CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder Revealed Therapeutic Implications

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) is a rare, severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. There is a pressing need to develop effective and sustainable therapeutic strategies. We aimed to investigate the causal association between febrile episodes and epileptic seizures for therapeutic implications in CDD patients.
Siyi Wang, Jialin Du, Jinghui Liu, Dongmei Hu, Hongxin Wang, Xiaoxiao Man, Lehong Gao, Shimin Hu, Xianghong Meng, Hongyang Zhao, Minjing Hu, Yingxue Yang, Zhiqi Xiong, Liankun Ren   +13 more
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Health’s ageing crisis: time for action - a future strategy for Ireland's long term residential care sector: executive summary [PDF]

, 2014
The provision of residential care for our ageing population is rapidly heading for crisis; however this is a situation that can, with the appropriate action, be avoided.
BDO
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